A Prayer for Animals
by Doreen Carr.........................................
(some claim that this work was not authored by Schweitzer as it does not appear in his writings. I think that those librarians are too fussy. I choose to believe. Here is one much shorter by him that is considered authentic)

O, heavenly Father, protect and bless all things that have breath;
guard them from all evil,
and let them sleep in peace


A Prayer for Animals

Hear our humble prayer, O God, for our friends the animals,
especially for animals who are suffering;
for animals that are overworked, underfed and cruelly treated;
for all wistful creatures in captivity that beat their wings against bars;
for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry;
for all that must be put death.
We entreat for them all Thy mercy and pity,
and for those who deal with them we ask a heart of compassion
and gentle hands and kindly words.
Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to animals,
and so to share the blessings of the merciful.

Comments would be appreciated by the author, Doreen Carr
 
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